Captain Phillips: On screen and in real life

"Captain Phillips" follows the six days in 2009 that Richard Phillips, captain of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama, spent trying to avoid a gang of Somali pirates and then as their restive captive.

"Captain Phillips" follows the six days in 2009 that Richard Phillips, captain of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama, spent trying to avoid a gang of Somali pirates and then as their restive captive. (Jasin Boland / Associated Press)